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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Fraud email example:

From: Jnae Duggan <dugganjane2@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2018 05:47:36 -0800
Subject: GOD BY WITH YOU


*Dear: SirI am very sorry to bother you with my plight. Please know that
it's not by mistake I am contacting you but by the special grace of
God.After searching for someone I can lay my plight to, I’ve finally come
with you after prayers to God. My name is Jane Duggan from(Cote'Ivoire). I
am 17. My father and I escaped from our country at the heat of the civil
war after loosing my mother and two of my senior sisters in the war. They
were raped and shot.My father established his cocoa business in Kumasi,
Ghana. He was in.ACCRA, to negotiate for the purchase a field when he was
involved in an auto crash. There is a big problem here and the people here
hate foreigners. He was hospitalized before he finally gave up on the 24th
of March .His death has now made me an orphan and I am exposed to danger.
As I write, foreigners are attacked on daily basis.Before the unfortunate
sudden death, my father called me to his side and told me he have a total
sum of 5.3 million dollars deposited in a bank here in Accra Ghana.He said
he used me his only surviving child as his next of kin to the deposited and
in case he fails to make it that I should take care of myself and get
someone to help invest the money for me. I have all the papers with me
here.I have confirm from the bank all the papers he gave me on the deposit.
I asked them to give me the money but they showed me the paper my dad
signed with them that I must be 27 years old before they can hand over the
money to me personally.said I should send them my birth certificate which I
did and they told me that am still under the age my dad signed with
them.They told me that my dad made a provision that my guardian can manage
the money on my behalf. Please this is where I need you pleased. I am
suffering here without money and since he died, I have not gone to school
again while there is money lying in there. I have tried to locate any of my
family but all to no avail and this is why I have decided to get one for my
self to assist me in getting the money out.I will do all you want from me
provided it’s within my reach and the will of God. I trust you because I
trust God never to lead meastray.Please help me.I have just told them that
my guardian will contact them because I don’t want them to take advantage
of me that i have no guardian.I want you to stand for me as my guardian and
contact the bank. Tell them you are my guardian and because of the crisis
here, you want me to be with you where you can better take care of me. Tell
them to transfer the money to you immediately. Please help save my life
please. I have no more money here and feeding is a big problem to me now.
Please I trust you because I trust God. Again, As soon as the money has
been transferred, to assist me with a letter of invitation that will make
me get a visa to your country for residence in order for me to continue my
education and to invest the fund in a viable business there.This money can
take care of me there without any problem and please I need you to manage
the fund for me, as this is my last hope in life. I am ready to do anything
you want provided you help me.You can Have 20 percent of the money if you
help me. If this is acceptable to you,Please send me your photo and your
telephone number please.Yours, Sincerely.God Bless you.Jane Duggan*

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